Published 18:23 IST, September 5th 2019

Virat Kohli on his struggles growing up: calls it 'a tricky time'

Virat Kohli spoke about the various factors growing up when he had the desire to play for the country, says remembers the 'tough time' trying to make it.

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In an interview, Indian Cricket Captain Virat Kohli talked about his life growing up. Kohli said that life was pretty simple growing up. Kohli grew up in a housing society and he said, “People were always toger, friends spending time with each or. Just being kids really, just having fun and just enjoying life every day.” He said 'it was a beautiful time.'

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Kohli spoke about time when he was 13 or 14 and his family h to get a house on rent. He remembered this well as this was time when his bror wanted to launch his own business and his family needs to build up finance that was required and this required m to sell ir house. Kohli said, “ business boomed and n collapsed and situation became really difficult.” For Indian captain, it was his early years of getting to play for team of Delhi. “It is a really tricky time to remember because you are t really sure wher you are going to make it professionally or t and suddenly you realise competition around you and you have to outperform everyone.”

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Virat Kohli spoke about various or factors growing up when he h  desire to play for  country. He says it was a tough time trying to make it as a cricketer as, “We didn’t have resources, we were expected to as a family.” Kohli’s bror’s business collapsed because of a number of things, “people who you trusted breaking your trust, that’s reason most things fail because people you trust betray you of sorts.” 

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recovery was very difficult for Kohli and his family, "You take a lot of effort and time to set up something and n it collapses and you don't have resources to re-establish anything again.” Indian captain vividly remembers that time as being very volatile and family felt it was 'really tough' to be able to find resources. hardest part for Kohli came when was about 17 or 18, “When I was playing first-class cricket, in my break-through year that is when my far passed away.” Kohli has h his share of struggles growing up and that in a manner has me him successful captain he is today.

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16:09 IST, September 5th 2019